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In a split vote Tuesday, Findlay City Council tabled legislation which would ban dispensing, cultivating or processing medical marijuana within city limits. Questions about whether to set a time limit on the ban, and zoning law changes needed to enforce it, stalled the new rule. Fourth Ward...

Never has so little a change been applauded by so many. I mean, consider this--marijuana is still illegal. You can still be arrested, still be convicted, still end up in jail for possession of half an ounce or less. But now, in Memphis and in Nashville, police can also just give you a...

The Salem City Council has finalized changes in the city ordinance for possession of small amounts of cannabis. The revised ordinance caps fines at $200 when an amount of 20 to 30 grams is involved. The fine will be $150 for possession of 10 to 20 grams and $100 for 1 to 9 grams. The council...

Kalamazoo, MI - Though the ink has dried on three marijuana bills signed by the Governor, city attorney Robinson said dispensaries in Kalamazoo will be created slowly. Last month, Gov. Rick Snyder signed bills legalizing and regulating medical marijuana edibles and dispensaries. Robinson said...

Kalamazoo, MI - Though the ink has dried on three marijuana bills signed by the Governor, city attorney Robinson said dispensaries in Kalamazoo will be created slowly. Last month, Gov. Rick Snyder signed bills legalizing and regulating medical marijuana edibles and dispensaries. Robinson said...

Though a state law that took effect Sept. 8 allows people with certain medical conditions to purchase and use medical marijuana at the recommendation of a doctor, the city of Bexley is considering a moratorium on businesses that dispense medical marijuana. Ordinance 36-16, if City Council...

Though a state law that took effect Sept. 8 allows people with certain medical conditions to purchase and use medical marijuana at the recommendation of a doctor, the city of Bexley is considering a moratorium on businesses that dispense medical marijuana. Ordinance 36-16, if City Council...

Norfolk, Va. - The push to decriminalize marijuana in the City of Norfolk takes the next step on Monday. City Councilman Paul Riddick made the suggestion to decriminalize pot during a council meeting last month. Now a group is working to lobby lawmakers at the city and state level. They say...

Former Hawthorne California mayor Chris Brown plays matchmaker between small cities looking for new tax revenue and cannabis companies that want to do business there. With recreational marijuana legalization looming on California's November ballot, those opportunities are about to increase...

Oceanside - Oceanside City Council voted to send a letter of opposition against Proposition 64, which would legalize recreational marijuana use in the state. Councilman Jack Feller proposed the city letter, which received a 4-1 vote on Sept. 21. Feller added a recommendation that a city press...

During their regular meeting Tuesday night, the Sitka Assembly approved — on first reading — a dedicated fund for student activity travel using marijuana fees. See ordinance here: Ord 2016-39 The ordinance, co-sponsored by Assemblyman Steven Eisenbeisz and Deputy Mayor Matthew Hunter...

When Lou Weaver picked out a property on Tudor Road for a future pot retail shop, he thought it was a safe distance from a nearby church. His measurement found the walking distance exceeded the required separation distance between pot shops and protected areas. Then this spring, after...

The debate about the legalization of marijuana has been prevalent in North American culture for over 50 years. The decision by the state of Colorado in October 2014 to legalize marijuana for recreational use was seen a revolutionary by those on both sides of the divide. Colorado and Marijuana...

California City, Calif. - California City is about to break new ground as a pioneer as the first city in Kern County to permit medical marijuana cultivation on a commercial scale. The city in the eastern part of the county has made a dramatic break from others in Kern County who have taken a...

California City, Calif. - California City is about to break new ground as a pioneer as the first city in Kern County to permit medical marijuana cultivation on a commercial scale. The city in the eastern part of the county has made a dramatic break from others in Kern County who have taken a...

Will Fircrest allow marijuana businesses or will the City Council pass a ban prohibiting stores from opening in the predominately residential city? A decision is pending as the council weighs public testimony from a meeting late Tuesday with a recommendation from the city planning commission...

In Cannon Beach the biggest surprise of the November election is the sound of silence. After a City Council meeting this spring opened the doors licensing of retail marijuana dispensaries within city limits, opponents reacted quickly. "We will do an initiative," Cannon Beach resident Marlene...

Eugene city officials would put revenue from a proposed local sales tax on recreational marijuana toward social services, the new community court and parks security, the City Council decided Monday. City voters will decide on the 3 percent tax, estimated to bring in $200,000 to $600,000...

Oakland officials deadlocked Tuesday on a controversial proposal to require cannabis businesses to hand over money and power to the city, following an acrimonious public hearing at City Hall. The plan by Council members Desley Brooks, Larry Reid and Noel Gallo would require all pot businesses...

Nevada City could be the site of the first medical marijuana dispensary in the county as soon as February, if council members choose to move forward with the issue at their meeting today. There are many steps the city would have to take, though, before medicinal cannabis users could walk away...